JD Supra

EEOC Withdraws Longstanding Guidance on Criminal History in Employment, but State and Local Laws Are Here to Stay

On October 28, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted 2-1 to rescind its 2012 Enforcement ...
JD Supra

EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Criminal Records: What This Means for Employment Background Checks

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its 2012 guidance on employers’ use of arrest and conviction records in ...
Yahoo

Did Trump revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act? Here’s what to know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The order "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" rescinds guidance dating back to former president ...
Davis Vanguard

EEOC Withdraws Criminal Background Check Guidance, Raising Concerns over Employment Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted to rescind its 2012 regulatory guidance governing the use of criminal ...
Federal Times

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finally back to full strength

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail The EEOC approved the $15 million settlement Monday, concluding one of the longest-running racial ...
Fox News

'Unlawful DEI-motivated' workplace discrimination to be rooted out by Trump's new acting EEOC chair

President Donald Trump's pick to serve as acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) vowed to make rooting out illegal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the ...